Horse-hitch.



" No. 879,743. PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908.

' W. H. COLLINS.

HORSE HITCH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1907.

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I. I attomu o WILLIAM H. COLLINS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

HORSE-HITCH.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 18, 1908.

Application filed May 13. 1907. Serial No. 373.4578.

the lower jaw of the horse and are formed with looped eyes 5 whereby a loose joint is produced. The outer ends of the levers 3 are provided with eyes 6 having link members 7 applied thereto, the said link members converging downwardly and engaging a ring 8 connected to the hitching strap 9. With this construction it will be readily apparent that any tension in the hitching strap 9 such as that produced when dragging the weight 10 will operate to pull the outer ends of the levers 3 downwardly and force the inner ends upwardly against the lower jaw of the animal in such a manner as to cause it to cease pulling upon the hitching strap.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. The combination of a bit comprising rings, levers fulcrumed at an intermediate point upon the rings and having their inner ends loosely connected, a hitching strap, and link members connecting the hitching strap and the outer ends of the levers.

' 2. The combination of a bit comprising rings, levers provided at their intermediate portions with crimps receiving the rings, the inner ends of the levers being loosely connected, a hitching strap, and connecting means between the hitching strap and the outer ends of the levers.

3. The combination of a bit comprising To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. COLLINS, citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Hitches, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in horse hitches, and aims to provide a novel means for preventing the horse from dragging the weight.

With this object in view the invention resides principally in the provision of a pair of levers which are pivotally mounted at an intermediate point upon the rings of a snaflie bit, the inner ends of the two levers being loosely connected while the outer ends are designed to be connected by links to the end of a hitching strap in such a manner that any tension in the latter operates to force the inner ends of the levers upwardly against the lower jaw of the horse.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved horse hitch. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same on a slightly reduced scale. rings, levers pivotally mounted at an inter- Corresponding and like parts are referred mediate point upon the rings and provided to in the following description and indicated j with crimped portions receiving the said in all the views of the drawings by the same i rings, the inner ends of the levers being reference characters. loosely connected, a hitching strap, and link The invention is illustrated as applied to a 9 members connecting the outer ends of the lel vers and the hitching strap.

snaffie bit comprising the rein rings 1 connected by the jointed bit bars 2. A lever 3 In testimony whereof I affix my signature is passed through each of the rein rings 1 and j in presence of two witnesses.

is crimped at an intermediate point as indi- WVILLIAM H. COLLINS. [L. s] cated at 4 to receive the said ring and pre Witnesses:

vent longitudinal displacement of the lever. MABEL S. BRINKLEY,

The inner ends of the levers 3 extend under WALTER G. HOLT. 

